CVE-2025-13558: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in pr-gateway Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler
The Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'deleteUserCcDraftPost' function in all versions up to, and including, 8.7.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change the status of arbitrary posts to trash.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Blog2Social WordPress plugin suffers from a missing capability check (CWE-862) in the 'deleteUserCcDraftPost' function, which permits authenticated users with low privileges (Subscriber and above) to modify post statuses by moving posts to trash. This vulnerability affects all versions up to 8.7.0 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, indicating a medium severity. No patch or vendor advisory is currently available, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher can change the status of arbitrary posts to trash, resulting in unauthorized modification of data. This impacts the integrity and availability of content managed by the plugin but does not affect confidentiality. The vulnerability could disrupt content management by allowing low-privilege users to delete posts without proper authorization.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict Subscriber-level access to trusted users only and monitor user activities related to post management. Avoid granting unnecessary permissions to low-privilege users. Follow updates from the plugin vendor for an official fix.
CVE-2025-13558: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in pr-gateway Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler
Description
The Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'deleteUserCcDraftPost' function in all versions up to, and including, 8.7.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change the status of arbitrary posts to trash.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Blog2Social WordPress plugin suffers from a missing capability check (CWE-862) in the 'deleteUserCcDraftPost' function, which permits authenticated users with low privileges (Subscriber and above) to modify post statuses by moving posts to trash. This vulnerability affects all versions up to 8.7.0 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, indicating a medium severity. No patch or vendor advisory is currently available, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher can change the status of arbitrary posts to trash, resulting in unauthorized modification of data. This impacts the integrity and availability of content managed by the plugin but does not affect confidentiality. The vulnerability could disrupt content management by allowing low-privilege users to delete posts without proper authorization.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict Subscriber-level access to trusted users only and monitor user activities related to post management. Avoid granting unnecessary permissions to low-privilege users. Follow updates from the plugin vendor for an official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-11-22T15:46:48.214Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6925392a441560fe7ee067e3
Added to database: 11/25/2025, 5:05:46 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 4:31:57 PM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 11:11:45 AM
Views: 135
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